On Apr 23, 2005, at 5:19 PM, Dag-Erling Sm�rgrav wrote:
Jim Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:Dag-Erling Sm�rgrav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:Like I said, I can't even answer the first question without lying.Select a 'close enough answer' for number 1 or leave it blank.
There is no close enough answer. I don't do system or network administration, I'm not a manager, I don't hire, supervise, educate or train anyone, and I dropped out of university a couple of years ago. I don't even use BSD at work (though that may change in the future, and my employer will be glad to offer BSD training classes once you guys come up with a credible certification exam)
Is it really so hard to add "I'm a software developer or integrator" to the list of possible answers for question 1?
I think it's valid that it should be added.
But IMO, this effort for a BSD certification is aimed at sysadmins, not developers.
I think one's credentials as a BSD developer is based on commits, and it's been there as a criteria for a long long time. What's been lacking is some sort of criteria for sysadmins.
So 'ignorance' on certain or many questions on the survey for developers isn't strange. It's really just a different focus.
And not to mention that there *should* be questions that are not answered quickly or even recognizable to some. It's a reality that there are no best practices that are broad enough to cover all BSD sysadmins. There are no formulas (or formulae). There is experiences.
George
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